Yields of key staple crops in Israel
Israel: Yields of key staple crops was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Israel is 1.68 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Israel peaked at 3.84 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4564 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
That places Israel 97th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.4564 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.97 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 852,511 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 91,082 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Israel?
- Yields of key staple crops in Israel was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4564 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Israel rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Israel ranks 97th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.